insulator

n.

绝缘，隔热或隔音等的物质或装置；隔离者；隔离物，隔振子，隔电子；

复数：insulators

porcelain insulator瓷绝缘体，瓷隔电子

insulator string绝缘子串；绝缘串

heat insulator隔热材料；热绝缘器

electrical insulator电绝缘体；电绝缘器

thermal insulator热绝缘器；热绝缘体

post insulator柱形绝缘子

1. Few substances can equal fur as an insulator.
   作为绝缘体很少有其他材料能与动物皮毛相媲美。
2. Conductors let electricity through, but insulators don't let through.
   导体让电流通过，而绝缘体则不让通过。
3. Peel the insulator and waterdam from the door.
   从车门上剥落绝缘垫和挡水器。

Metal-insulator transitions
Insulator-metal transition and giant magnetoresistance in La 1 − x Sr x MnO 3
A topological Dirac insulator in a quantum spin Hall phase.
Insulator-to-metal transition in polyaniline: Effect of protonation in emeraldine
Oxides Which Show a Metal-to-Insulator Transition at the Neel Temperature
Analysis of the Vertebrate Insulator Protein CTCF-Binding Sites in the Human Genome
Observation of a large-gap topological-insulator class with a single Dirac cone on the surface
Experimental realization of a three-dimensional topological insulator, Bi2Te3.
Experimental Realization of a Three-Dimensional Topological Insulator, Bi₂Te₃
Superconducting proximity effect and majorana fermions at the surface of a topological insulator.